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Eddie Murphy has made sure to don some of the most fan-favorite roles throughout his star-studded career, with his iconicBeverly Hills Coprole of Axel Foley ranking as one of his best ones to date. Even then, despite holding some really significant titles to his role likeComing to AmericaandTrading Places, the actor holds some serious regrets about the roles he turned down.
While one of the roles that he was offered but couldn’t take on included one from the critically acclaimedGhostbustersfilm franchise, it wasn’t the only one. As it turns out, one other $351 million comedy movie that he was offered but ended up turning down eventually became one of his biggest regrets in Hollywood. This movie was 1988’sWho Framed Roger Rabbit?
Eddie Murphy Deeply Regrets Turning DownWho Framed Roger Rabbit?
Within a few years after breaking out as an actor in the 1980s,Eddie Murphyhad already earned his breakthrough via projects among the likes ofTrading Places(1983) andBeverly Hills Cop(1984). During that same period, he was also offered the critically belovedWho Framed Roger Rabbit?
However, instead of taking it on as an opportunity to learn something new through a mix of animation and people in the movie, theNorbitstar ended up turning it down. And ever since then, he has been regretting his decision.
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As Murphy himself confessed about his regret during one of his appearances onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon:
The only movie I ever turned down that became a big hit was that “Who Framed Roger Rabbit.” Yeah, I was going to be the Bob Hoskins dude.
But the fact that there was going to be animation and live-action mixed in the movie just didn’t sit well withThe Nutty Professorstar, thus, he decided against starring in it. As he continued to say:
Thanks to the brilliant storyline and Hoskins’ exceptional performance, the film even went on to become a critics’ favorite, earning a 96% rating on the Tomatometer along with a stunning box office score of $351.5 million (viaThe Numbers).
Eddie Murphy LetGhostbustersGo But Scored Another Major Role
Eddie Murphy [Credit:Coming 2 America| Paramount Pictures]During the same interview, Murphy also talked about how he was offered a role in theGhostbustersfranchise, which is another one of those incredibly famous franchises in the industry. AsJimmy Fallonpointed out,“Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis wanted [Murphy] to be one of the original Ghostbusters.”
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However, Murphy had to let that one go as well due to one other role he scored instead: Axel Foley in theBeverly Hills Copfranchise, whom he has been flawlessly playing ever since; even in the recently releasedBeverly Hills Cop: Axel F.
That said, even though he did lose the chance to become a part of the $1.14 billion franchise (viaThe Numbers), the actor instead managed to establish his own successful action franchiseBeverly Hills Copled by him.
You can watchWho Framed Roger Rabbit?on Disney+ andGhostbusterson Netflix.
Mahin Sultan
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Mahin Sultan is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, where she brings a fresh perspective to entertainment news. Having been in the field for over 3 years now, she has already written more than 2,000 articles across a variety of niches, from entertainment to health and fashion. This diverse experience has allowed her to quickly build a solid foundation and a deep understanding of the industry.
